One of the more surprising developments of recent times has been the rebirth of vinyl records and with it the resurgence of the turntable; even the DJs favourite Technics SL1200 is making a comeback. Whether you're playing at 33 or 45rpm there's a record player for you out there with reasonable performance available for £150 and upwards.
If you're a real HiFi buff, and have deep enough pockets, you can spend anything up to £10,000 on a top-end turntable which will have a very fancy cartridge, deck and tonearm. Popular and well respected 'gramophone' manufacturers include Pro-Ject, Rega, Michell, Clearaudio, Audio Technica, Linn, Avid, VPI, Music Hall andTechnics.